“Goonhilly Earth Station is one of the most recognised names in the Space Industry. It is famous throughout the world for being one of three earth stations involved in the first trans-Atlantic TV transmission (via Telstar) in 1962. It was present at the birth of Intelsat, Eutelsat and Inmarsat, as well as the birth of the Internet, as networks on the East and West coasts of the USA were linked to Europe.

Goonhilly Earth Station beamed the Moon landings to millions of viewers in 1969, and Live-Aid in 1985. It took part in almost every major satellite communication development, becoming the UK’s main route for international telephone calls via satellite, and it was the largest ground station for the INMARSAT network. As well as these astonishing firsts, Goonhilly Earth Station was one of the main drivers of the new commercial economy of space communications, opening up a gateway between the new satellite operators and the international telephone, TV and data networks.

Now, under the private ownership of Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (GES), it continues to expand its commercial satellite communication service portfolio, and is leading the way in private sector deep space communications. Goonhilly is synonymous with innovative British engineering and technological skills, and for being at the heart of the satellite communications industry.

Through Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd, the site has received a major private capital investment programme, and this has recently been backed by UK Government support: Goonhilly has been given ‘Enterprise Zone’ status – the government’s flagship programme for technology parks, which will bring significant additional capital investment and offer benefits to incoming customers.

Goonhilly is winning new commercial business and providing services to all of the major satellite operators, as well as providing a diverse portfolio of space communication and data related services to a broader customer base.

At Goonhilly, we welcome partnerships and collaborations, and we are motivated to find the best solutions for all of our customers.”

Ian Jones, CEO

FOREWORD

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“In May 2018 I took the decision to invest in this exciting and forward-thinking company.

My interest is in supporting high-growth, scalable businesses, and I recognised that with a strong balance sheet the team at Goonhilly would be able to realise their ambitious growth agenda.

The “New Space” industry is undergoing dramatic change, and unprecedented growth, whereas the more mature satellite communications business is seeing great challenges. Goonhilly is moving decisively to show how a traditional satellite teleport can embrace these changes and develop new markets. I am delighted that the team at Goonhilly are leading the way in developing progressive products and services that will continue to see Goonhilly Earth Station as a guiding force in this amazing sector.”

Peter Hargreaves

“To be the UK’s space communications

gateway, and a recognised centre of

excellence in communications engineering,

teleport services, R&D, manufacturing,

training, education and outreach”

MISSION & CORE VALUES

Helping our customers grow their businesses by providing excellent service and value are the key aims of all our staff. We love coming to work at Goonhilly and building the best technical assets we can.

We strongly believe that excellent people are the critical part of our business. We employ some of the world’s leading experts in their fields, with many years’ experience, and wide international recognition for their knowledge and skills. We are investing in the next generation of engineers by recruiting, training and supporting the best personnel in the industry.

As Goonhilly is known to be a technology company, we want to stand out as the leading technology company in our field. To achieve this, we will strive to invest our efforts in leading and promoting new developments in space communications and data services.

We aim to be competent, professional and diligent in all aspects of our business and all interactions with external parties. We will plan our work to ensure that the company succeeds by meeting our customer’s requirements. We will follow best industry practice in planning to mitigate risks to customer services.

We are mindful of the rich heritage and global brand recognition of Goonhilly. We respect the achievements of our predecessors, and build on those achievements to enhance our own inspiring track-record of technology excellence.

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Goonhilly is owned, managed and operated by Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd, a private UK company established to develop Goonhilly into a 21st century space science park. Our team is comprised of highly skilled professionals and experienced satellite communications engineers, who have been involved in many of the innovations in

satellite communications and space science in the past 40 years.

ABOUT US

Our ClientsGES Ltd clients now include some of the biggest names in the space industry, including the world’s biggest satellite operators:

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Ian Jones, CEO Piran Trezise, COO Matthew Cosby, CTO Susan Beavon, Finance Director Kenn Herskind, Chairman

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TT&C SERVICESSATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Goonhilly is a carrier-grade satellite communications centre with all the necessary components to provide world-class service, whilst giving excellent value-for-money

In addition to our recent investment, our teleport benefits from the investment in infrastructure made over decades by Goonhilly’s previous owners, in an era where quality and resilience were achieved whatever the cost. This has resulted in a site which is set out on a scale which would be unimaginable if starting from scratch today, using highly reliable materials and components with ultimate resilience.

Now Goonhilly, as an agile, flexible company with much lower overheads and boundless enthusiasm, is able to provide best service and reliability at competitive prices.

Goonhilly has many years of experience in providing a number of simultaneous TT&C (Telemetry, Tracking and Command) services from various antennas at Goonhilly, including the provision of satellite drift mission support. This work is considered to be a highly skilled task which is only entrusted to a small group of earth stations around the world, and Goonhilly has the perfect combination of highly skilled engineers and multiple antenna assets to provide these services.

The TT&C ground station provides the secure data communications link for the control centre to monitor and control the status of the spacecraft, and operation of its subsystems, ensuring that the satellite performs as expected. The three main functions are to:

TT&C manages subsystems and functions including attitude control, station-keeping, power, thermal, payload and fuel parameters.

Receive and demodulate beacon signals from the satellite to monitor the status and health of the on-board sub-systems

Track and determine the location of the spacecraft through the transmission, reception, and processing of ranging signals

Modulate and transmit encoded commands to the satellite to control, activate, deactivate, and reconfigure subsystems, modes of operation, and the repointing of directional antennas

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We work with all satellite operators and our teleport can provide permanent and occasional use uplink and downlink services. Our dual and diverse 100 Gbit/s fibre network is directly peered with major global telehouses, allowing simple and cost-effective access to Goonhilly.

From news stories and sporting events, to TV and radio channels, we can deliver your content reliably and securely.

UPLINK SERVICES

Goonhilly Earth Station is ideally located to access GEO satellites from 75°W to 65°E

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AI and Edge computing are now driving a massive increase in data.

With a recently completed state-of-the-art data centre facility, Goonhilly Earth Station now offers a fantastic location to store, process and secure organisations data.

This secure Tier 3 facility benefits from the following:

• High density platform hosting – Capable of cooling up to 25KW per rack. NVIDIA powered AI and Deep learning platforms

• Environmentally friendly – All power at the facility is provided from renewable energy sources

• Access to a rich pool of talent – Goonhilly works closely with vendors and Academics to provide support in optimising customer experience

• Proof of Concept platforms – Goonhilly offers a laboratory where clients can test emerging technologies, including immersed technology from Submer

With organisations now looking to access the power of multiple cloud resources, we also offer the opportunity to connect securely and privately to all the major Public clouds, including Google, AWS and Azure, along with several class-leading SaaS providers such as Salesforce and SAP.

Locating your infrastructure at GES significantly improves your global reach and offers a secure, high-tec platform for your data.

DATA CENTRE CAPABILITIES

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ANTENNAS AT GOONHILLY

Antenna Size (m) Gain Tx (dBi) Band G/T (dB/K)

GHY - 1 25.9 60.14 C 39.3

GHY - 3 29.6 62.7 X 53.7

GHY - 4 19.0 66.8 Ku 41.2

GHY - 6 32.0 64.3 S 34.0

GHY - 6 32.0 69.7 X 45.0

GHY - 20 4.6 55.0 Ku 32.0

GHY - 23 18.0 59.2 C 36.6

GHY - 35 4.6 55.0 Ku 32.0

GHY - 38 6.1 56.8 Ku 33.0

GHY - 40 6.1 57.3 Ku 34.2

GHY - 51 13.1 57.2 C (Extended) 35.1

GHY - 60 13.1 56.5 C 34.9

GHY - 61 13.1 63.2 Ku 39.4

GHY - 98 5.0 38.0 / 50.0 S/X 16.6/29.8

GHY - 99 3.8 35.0 / 47.0 S/X 13.9/25.0

GHY - 100 16.0 58.8 C 36.0

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GHY - 102 9.3 53.5 C 32.0

GHY - 103 4.5 55.0 Ku 32.0

GHY - 104 9.0 60.4 Ku 37.4

GHY - 105 9.0 59.6 Ku 36.5

GHY - 106 6.3 57.5 Ku 34.4

GHY - 107 7.3 51.6 C 29.0

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This collaboration includes our partners at University of Oxford, University of Manchester, University of Leeds, and University of Hertfordshire.

The mathematics of digital signal processing, radio astronomy, artificial intelligence and machine learning are closely connected, and we are using our cross-sectoral skills to apply algorithms developed in one field to solve problems in another.

We have invested in a number of GPU and FPGA based supercomputers which provide massive parallel processing.

This, together with our LEO tracking capability dedicated to downlinking EO data directly into our data centre, provides us with the capability to derive new high-value data sets for various markets including agri-tech, coastal monitoring, traffic monitoring, and flood warning, to name but a few.

The “Institute” will contain incubation space for companies to come and use the facilities at Goonhilly and work with us and our partners.

Goonhilly is building an “Institute for Space Artificial Intelligence and

Machine Learning” together with an expanding group of UK Universities.

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At Goonhilly, we combine our knowledge of space communications, antenna design, phased arrays, signal processing, electronics, software and mechanical engineering, to develop advanced products for space communication and related markets.

RECEIVER FACTORY

We are an exemplar for knowledge exchange between Universities and industry and work closely with the physics department at Oxford University to transfer specialist designs into operation.

This includes the advancing of cryostatic receivers, ultra-scale FPGAs and high-performance RF engineering through testing and into production.

Our “Receiver Factory” is an advanced manufacturing facility which can be used both for our own equipment development to keep our services at the leading edge of technology, and also to build products to print for third parties.

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MISSION OPS

At Goonhilly we excel in providing ultra-reliable communication links for operators to control and monitor their spacecraft. As we expand our global Deep Space Network, we are installing communication equipment which is fully compatible with ESA and NASA deep space standards.

We have created both Network Operation Centre (NOC) and Mission Operation Centre (MOC) facilities at Goonhilly and will replicate these at specific locations around the world in collaboration with key partners – providing the capability of controlling our deep space antennas from any location, and to enable granting secure control of our network to key partners.

We have in-house skills and experience in mission operations for small satellites in low earth orbit as well as large-scale ESA deep space spacecraft.

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CONSULTANCY

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We have a team of experienced and highly-skilled consulting engineers and analysts with a wide range of in-depth knowledge of the space and space communication field.

Based from both our Farnborough and Goonhilly offices, the consultancy team provides both short and long term consultancy work.

We provide clearly presented results and analysis based on accurate mathematical models of space/satellite communication systems, orbital mechanics, spacecraft systems design, risk management, project and programme management.

Additionally, our engineering design team can develop new hardware and embedded software/firmware products.

LEO/MEO OPERATIONS

We host several fully agile, remotely controllable X/S Band LEO/MEO antennas at Goonhilly, and have planning permission for further expansion to support this growing market

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Goonhilly is an ideal site to host LEO/MEO (Low/Medium Earth Orbit) constellation tracking antennas. We have the space available on a secure, well-connected site to provide horizon-to-horizon views with almost no blocking. In addition, we have dual and diverse fibre connectivity, 24/7 engineering cover and resilient power to provide the highest levels of support.

Due to its geographical position, Goonhilly is particularly well suited to support ISS based missions, and one antenna is equipped to provide video downlink feeds from the International Space Station using the ARISS DVB system.

We can provide a range of services, from antenna build and hosting, to the provision of engineering support, connectivity and power, through to rental of facilities for individual orbits or any combination of satellite pass schedules.

SaaS / IOT Exchange

Goonhilly is a leader in the deep space and satellite markets, with connections to thousands of satellites tracking millions of devices and events globally.

From tracking planes, to predicting tsunamis, understanding data and the opportunities it brings are fundamental to corporate and government organisations.

As part of our expansion, we are building an intelligent hub, where providers and end users come together to share and analyse data, driving new insights and delivering competitive advantage to their users.

DEEP SPACE NETWORK

Modifying our 30m and 32m antennas to be compatible with NASA & ESA’s Deep Space Networks allows cost-effective access to communications and ranging services to spacecraft at GEO (geostationary orbit), and beyond. The flexible design of these large antennas allows our customers’ proprietary systems to also be supported.

Goonhilly will be leading the world’s first commercial deep space network service to provide additional capacity that will extend existing NASA and ESA deep space networks. In addition, we are launching our own commercial mission to the Moon with partners SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd) and ESA.

In 2022/23 we plan to launch Lunar Pathfinder 1 (top right) to support NASA Lunar Missions. Goonhilly will provide the communications link and mission operations facility.

Goonhilly is developing the capability to support Lunar and Deep Space mission operations for institutions and private enterprise

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Goonhilly has been commissioned to deliver a number of bespoke communications based projects. By way of example, we have worked with a major client on the design of a containerised, highly calibrated reference station that may be shipped to any location around the world, for testing satellites and earth stations. Tasks included major modifications to an existing 3.7m trailer-mounted antenna so that it could fit into half the space of a standard high cube 40ft shipping container. The other half of the container accommodates a test area including high power amplifiers, RF switching, earth station control, test equipment and computers, allowing the facility to be remotely viewed, controlled and operated over the internet.

Goonhilly also adapts and modifies antenna systems to develop and support a range of services from TV to TT&C, and we are currently undertaking major refits on three of the largest antennas at Goonhilly (from 26m to 32m diameter) to repurpose them for radio astronomy and deep space communications.

BESPOKE PRODUCTION

At Goonhilly Earth Station we have a proven capability to design, develop, and adapt systems and equipment, to meet bespoke requirements

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ON-SITE ENGINEERING SERVICES

Our Engineering Support Team is highly

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Enterprise Zone status is only granted by government to a small number of locations, and we at Goonhilly are pleased to have achieved that status.

This flagship status needs sign-off by every government department and is only given to exceptional science park developments. This offers the potential for financial incentives to companies locating business at Goonhilly, and ultimately could be worth many millions of pounds in investment in infrastructure and inward investment support.

Goonhilly has been awarded Enterprise Zone status by national government

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Conference Centre

We offer individual/open-plan office facilities, access to meeting/training rooms, and use of our newly refurbished conference area. With the Catapult’s South West Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications, and a growing number of like-minded businesses already on site, Goonhilly Earth Station is the perfect place to establish and nurture your professional network.

As an Enterprise Zone, benefits include a route to easier planning and development. Our dual and diverse connectivity, combined with satellite communications and sub sea cables, make Goonhilly Earth Station one of the most connected business parks in the world. With access to space communications, data storage and processing facilities, well-equipped labs, ample office and workshop space, and zero business rates, the Goonhilly Enterprise Zone offers a fantastic opportunity for business development.

OFFICE SPACE && CONFERENCE FACILITIES

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At Goonhilly we offer a range of courses designed for various stages of education and training related to satellite communications, space mission operations, general STEM aspects of our work, and art (STEAM).

Our programmes include:

To tighten connections between academia and the space sector, we sponsor graduate students on projects related to our business. We have led leadership training courses working closely alongside NASA astronauts and the former Head of NASA Johnson Spaceflight Centre. Working alongside our university partners, we also deliver business and communication engineering training in Africa.

TRAINING, EDUCATIONAND OUTREACH

“At Goonhilly we are keen to ensure sustainability for our work force, and future generations, within the industry”Ian Jones, CEO

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Space Mission Operations training for professionals and university students (4-

Year 12 Summer School

Placements around research, technical and business aspects, for students at secondary and tertiary education

Bespoke tours and workshops

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